Franchisee Excellence Awards – Spherion Staffing Franchise
Beth Delaney, franchisee at Spherion Staffing & Recruiting franchise, is awarded the FBR Franchisee Excellence Award in 2026. Read her story.
Franchise Opportunity
Spherion Staffing & Recruiting Franchise
Own a Spherion Staffing & Recruiting Franchise
Spherion’s franchise opportunity builds upon 75+ years of experience and a wealth of workforce knowledge. Join an established brand and a peer-supported company. The brand offers single and multi-unit opportunities tailored for each franchisee’s goals and market potential.
- Min. Cash Required: $350,000
- Net Worth Required: $350,000
- Total Startup Investment: $211,725 - $423,925
- Franchising Since: 1956
- Franchise Units: 189
Available Markets
United States:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Download the Spherion Staffing & Recruiting Franchisee Satisfaction Report
Only the brands that exceed FBR’s franchisee satisfaction benchmark are displayed on our website. Here’s how Spherion Staffing & Recruiting franchise owners rated their franchise.
Highlights include:
- 100% of franchisees agree that fellow franchisees are supportive of the brand
- 94% of franchisees believe that their franchisor acts with a high level of honesty and integrity
- 94% of franchisees agree that fellow franchisees are supportive of each other
Spherion Staffing
Franchise Owner Satisfaction Report
Review completed: December 2024
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Not all franchise systems share their results publicly. Spherion Staffing & Recruiting does. Download the franchisee satisfaction report on Spherion Staffing & Recruiting for free.
Spherion Staffing & Recruiting Awards from Franchise Business Review
Spherion Staffing & Recruiting Franchise Information
Business Model
Spherion is known for offering a pipeline of skilled talent and satisfying career opportunities while helping franchisees achieve ever-higher levels of income and professional goals.
Our General Staffing model focuses on staffing and recruiting for 10 core industries including light industrial, administrative, non-clinical healthcare, educational support, customer service, and sales/marketing.
Our location’s goal is to connect job seekers with employers to find candidates for the next perfect job in their career and to match employers with the qualified talent they need to ambitiously grow their business.
Key Benefits
Spherion offers a low franchise fee of $40,000. The minimal start-up costs combined with operations, marketing, payroll and billing support mean you can focus on sales over cash flow.
You’ll step into franchise ownership with an established brand and a reputation of industry excellence. You’ll receive ongoing support from a tenured team of professionals—from accounting and payroll to operations and marketing. We offer discounts for qualified franchisees and in-house financing.
Benefits:
- In 2023, the average Spherion franchise achieved an average revenue of $6 million and earned a gross profit of $1.3 million.*
- 98% of franchisees would franchise with Spherion again.
- Be part of a nationally recognized company.
- Enjoy access to training, operational standards and equipment, billing and payroll support, and marketing resources.
- Reduce your business risk by leveraging a business model that has been successful for more than 75 years.
- Spherion employees have bestowed a 4.8/5-star rating on Google, making Spherion one of the highest-reviewed brands in the industry.
- Strong candidate-client relationships, backed by the resources of Randstad – the world’s most equitable and specialized talent company, propels Spherion to meet America’s ever-changing workforce demands.
* This data is based on 67 franchisees that were open and operating their businesses for at least one full year as of 12/31/23. Of these 67 franchisees, 18 of them (26.9%) surpassed the average annual sales stated above, and 18 of them (26.9%) surpassed the average annual gross profit stated above. Some outlets have earned these amounts. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you’ll earn as much. Please review Item 19 of our April 29, 2024 FDD for more information.
Marketing Support
Spherion offers national and local marketing support from its award-winning National Marketing team. Their local marketing programs include assistance with location setup and launch, both offline and online. Ongoing, Spherion offers training and support for social media, paid search, graphics, and event-based marketing. The brand’s national campaigns boost candidate attraction, retention, and client sales. Innovative annual programs like The Orange Vault and the Community Giveback help every local franchisee increase brand awareness and loyalty while positioning them as the local staffing experts.
Training Programs
New Spherion franchisees receive more than 380 hours of training/support for planning and opening your franchise. Corporate support includes in-person and web-based training for sales, marketing, human resources, and back office expertise. No owner opens their doors less than fully prepared to go to market.
Spherion also requires all new franchisees to attend a new owner boot camp course at the corporate offices in Atlanta, GA. This one-week training curriculum reinforces Spherion’s proven operating practices, quality philosophy and culture while building franchisee recruitment and business development skills in a collaborative environment with other new Spherion franchisees.
Once your office is open, Spherion joins each new franchisee for 80 hours in the first month of operation to continue building your confidence as a new staffing business owner through sales and operations skills development. This additional, in-person assistance helps you jump-start revenue growth while making room for you to focus on clients and candidates from the start. Spherion offers concurrent training to new and seasoned staff members to support their professional development and ensure a fast start to productivity and revenue generation.
Spherion’s training curriculum continues with monthly online events about technology, recruitment, compliance, safety, workforce trends and business development. Spherion continues assisting franchise owners and their teams for continued professional growth in pursuit of ever-greater business success.
Is there a Veterans Discount?
Yes. Spherion offers 25% off the $40,000 franchise fee ($10,000) for military veterans, members of the SBA’s recognized minority groups, and aspiring franchise owners with at least five years of experience working in the staffing industry.
Franchise Contact Information
- Corporate Address:
3625 Cumberland Blvd SE, 6th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30339 - Contact Name(s)/Email:
Dan Brunell, [email protected]
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